Eutelsat's demo channel is the first that can be received direct by households using "the latest 4K TV panels equipped with DVB-S2 demodulators and HEVC decoders".

The signal is free-to-air within Eutelsat's Hot Bird satellite footprint, for those of you who have the means of pointing and/or tuning your dish accordingly.

And Eutelsat says TVs including Samsung's 2014 7500 and 8500 Series are among those able to decode HEVC at 50/60fps, with a software upgrade via the internet – an invitiation for which appears when installing the set for the first time.